Title: Blacks in Argentina: Contested Representations of Culture and Ethnicity
Abstract: Studies of native constructions of tradition have generally worked within a paradigm opposing a subaltern view to a hegemonic one. Analyzing how different groups portray Black culture in Argentine, the paper calls attention to the fact that usually there are more than three constructions (hegemonic, subaltern and scientific), and that within the subaltern field, or groups, there is also an intense competition for the meanings to be assigned to tradition and ethnic identity. The paper shows how groups of practitioners of Black culture in Argentina pres ent differing representations of Afro - Latin American tradition and ethnicity, using academic studies on the subject. Afro -Argentines have almost lost their ability to present their own version of their culture and were replaced as spokesmen of their own history and tradition by Afro-Uruguayans and by practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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